Douch inquiry hit by problems accessing data

Delays in supplying important documentation "prolonged" the Commission of Investigation into the death of prisoner Gary Douch — and many documents were "incomplete, piecemeal and sometimes illegible".

The commission said this explained, to some extent, why the investigation took over seven years to complete.

While the trial of Stephen Egan for the killing of Mr Douch — and a subsequent appeal — caused substantial, and unavoidable delay, the investigation was dogged by problems accessing documents.